Discover Jewish Chicago

The museum has published this description of the exhibit: “Discover the history of Jewish Chicago through personal stories illustrating the larger community’s experience and evolving identity. In the 1840s, German Jewish immigrants helped shape the young city. Decades later, thousands of Eastern European Jews arrived, flooding Maxwell Street and working in the city’s industries. Divided by class and culture, Chicago’s Jews overcame their differences to confront the worldwide conflicts of the twentieth century.”

Those interested in the exhibit may also be interested in the ChicagoAncestors.org Synagogue Collection, which maps over 275 Chicago synagogues. The sources consulted to create this collection include:

A free registration on the ChicagoAncestors.org website will allow you to add synagogues not yet mapped as well as personal comments, historical facts, and reminiscences of locations already documented.

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